GRE Word List
APPREHEND
arrest
The meaning of the word apprehend is arrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |