GRE Word List

MISAPPREHENSION

to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand

The meaning of the word misapprehension is to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand.

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WordMeaning
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
irremediablenot remediable
traverseto go or travel across or over
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
hazarda source of danger
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
sensuousof or relating to the senses or sensible objects
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both