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 |
|---|---|
| cryptic | secret |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |