GRE Word List
MISCONSTRUE
to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
The meaning of the word misconstrue is to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |