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 |
|---|---|
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| pugilist | fighter |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |