GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| 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 |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |