GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| sheer | unqualified |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |