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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| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |