GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| forte | one's strong point |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |