GRE Word List

APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

Random words

WordMeaning
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
incontinentnot continent: such as
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
lampoonsatire
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
sciondescendant
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law