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
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
rubrican authoritative rule
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
enraptureto fill with delight
groombridegroom
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
swillwash
simperto smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery