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Apprehensive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Apprehensive has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

quick to understand

"a kind and apprehensive friend"

2

mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

"apprehensive about her job"

"not used to a city and worried about small things"

"felt apprehensive about the consequences"

3

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

"apprehensive for one's life"

"apprehensive of danger"

4

Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.

Example Sentences
"a kind and apprehensive friend" adjective
"apprehensive about her job" adjective
"not used to a city and worried about small things" adjective
"felt apprehensive about the consequences" adjective
"apprehensive for one's life" adjective
"apprehensive of danger" adjective
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Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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