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 |
|---|---|
| expatriate | banish |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| flighty | swift |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |