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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functionaryone who serves in a certain function
machinationsan act of machinating
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
blueslow spirits : melancholy
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert