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 |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| executioner | one who executes |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |