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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| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| chafe | irritate |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |