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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| congruent | congruous |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |