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
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
overweeningarrogant
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means