GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |