GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |