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
incognitowith one's identity concealed
jostleto come in contact or into collision
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
declivitydownward inclination
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)