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 |
|---|---|
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| regime | regimen |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |