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

WordMeaning
abortiveprematurely born
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future