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 |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |