GRE Word List

APPREHEND

arrest

The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.

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WordMeaning
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โ‚‚โ‚„ part of pure gold in an alloy
superannuatedoutmoded
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings