GRE Word List
MISAPPREHENSION
to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
The meaning of the word misapprehension is to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |