GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| sheer | unqualified |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |