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 |
|---|---|
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |