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 |
|---|---|
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |