GRE Word List

APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

Random words

WordMeaning
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marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
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tannerone that tans hides
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assurancethe state of being assured: such as
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building