GRE Word List
MISAPPREHENSION
to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
The meaning of the word misapprehension is to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wry | twist |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |