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 |
|---|---|
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |