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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inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
snipa small piece that is snipped off
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant