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.

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WordMeaning
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
oratorone who delivers an oration
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
slanderto utter slander against : defame