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

WordMeaning
bullya blustering, browbeating person
daintysomething delicious to the taste
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly