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 |
|---|---|
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| rotunda | a round building |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |