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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| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |