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 |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |