GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |