GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |