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 |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| engender | beget |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |