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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |