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 |
|---|---|
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| swill | wash |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |