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 |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |