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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| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |