GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |