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

WordMeaning
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
compilationthe act or process of compiling
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter