GRE Word List
MISAPPREHENSION
to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
The meaning of the word misapprehension is to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| dilute | attenuate |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |