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 |
|---|---|
| unsavory | insipid |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |