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 |
|---|---|
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| diadem | crown |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |