GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |