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 |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |