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 |
|---|---|
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| mischance | bad luck |