GRE Word List
APPRECIATE
to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
The meaning of the word appreciate is to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| freebooter | pirate |
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