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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| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
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