GRE Word List
URSINE
bearlike; pertaining to a bear
The meaning of the word ursine is bearlike; pertaining to a bear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immobility | state of being immovable |
| amorphous | formless; lacking shape or definition |
| recuperate | recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses |
| prosperous | successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off |
| puerile | childish; immature; CF. puer: boy |
| smother | kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent |
| tumult | commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| precipitous | steep; overhasty; precipitate |