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 |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |