GRE Word List

MISAPPREHENSION

to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand

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

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WordMeaning
recountto relate in detail : narrate
trenchantkeen
vertebrateany 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
demurto take exception : object
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
combustiblecapable of combustion
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)