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 |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| writ | something written : writing |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |