GRE Word List

APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

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episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
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waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
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elysianof or relating to Elysium
vieto strive for superiority : contend
trancestupor
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
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