GRE Word List

APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

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WordMeaning
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
evenhandedfair
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken