GRE Word List

APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

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WordMeaning
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
polyglotone who is polyglot
hazarda source of danger
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")