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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| bliss | complete happiness |