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APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

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rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
retractto draw back or in
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
renderto melt down