GRE Word List

APPREHENSIVE

viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future

The meaning of the word apprehensive is viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future.

Random words

WordMeaning
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
misadventuremisfortune
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent