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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |