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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| quisling | traitor |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |