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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |