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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |