GRE Word List
CONSTRUE
to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
The meaning of the word construe is to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leery | suspicious |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |