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 |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |