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 |
|---|---|
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| dissension | disagreement |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |