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 |
|---|---|
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
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| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| mortician | undertaker |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| afterlife | an existence after death |