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 |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |