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 |
|---|---|
| intermediary | mediator |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |