GRE Word List

MISAPPREHENSION

to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand

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

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temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
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refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
unregeneratenot regenerate
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
progenydescendants
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
tokena piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case