GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| lewd | obscene |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |