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 |
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coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
perdition | eternal damnation |
fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
inadvertently | unintentional |