GRE Word List

URSINE

of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)

The meaning of the word ursine is of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae).

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WordMeaning
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
lugubriousmournful
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar