GRE Word List

APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

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WordMeaning
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turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
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zealota zealous person
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
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