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 |
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| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |