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 |
|---|---|
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| inequity | injustice |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |