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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| Word | Meaning |
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| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |