GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| shack | hut |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |