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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |