GRE Word List
COMPREHEND
include; understand
The meaning of the word comprehend is include; understand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recite | repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation |
| capillary | having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |
| legend | explanatory list of symbols on a map |
| trough | long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy |
| abominable | detestable; extremely unpleasant |
| bugaboo | bugbear; object of baseless terror |
| matriarch | woman who rules a family or larger social group |
| reinstate | restore to a previous condition or position |
| fancy | imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate |
