GRE Word List
PREHENSILE
adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
The meaning of the word prehensile is adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |