GRE Word List
MISAPPREHENSION
to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
The meaning of the word misapprehension is to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| trenchant | keen |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |