GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
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Word | Meaning |
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refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
knoll | a small round hill : mound |
scourge | whip |
fiasco | a complete failure |
exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
reprisal | a retaliatory act |