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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| disport | sport |