GRE Word List
COMPREHEND
to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
The meaning of the word comprehend is to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tome | book |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |