- The apprehensive child clung to his father’s leg as the two of them walked into the main
circus tent to watch the lion tamer. - Rhea was apprehensive about the exam because she had forgotten to go to class for
several months. As it turned out, her apprehensions were justified. She couldn’t answer a
single question on the test.
A misapprehension is a misunderstanding:
- Rhea had no misapprehensions about her lack of preparation; she knew perfectly well
she would fail horribly.
brevity (BREV i tee) n the quality or state of being brief in duration
Mnemonic:BREVITY sounds like BRIEF-ITY.- The audience was deeply grateful for the brevity of the after-dinner speaker’s remarks.
- The reader of this book may be grateful for the brevity of this example.
Brevity is related to the word abbreviate.
candor (KAN dur) n truthfulness; sincere honesty
Mnemonic:The child screamed to his mother with much CANDOR that he WANTED the
CANDY.