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 |
|---|---|
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| overwhelm | upset |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| impoverish | to make poor |