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See :: See (v. i.) Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into..

Threaten :: Threaten (v. t.) To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn..

Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.

View :: View (n.) Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued..

Dread :: Dread (a.) Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.

Dread :: Dread (n.) An object of terrified apprehension.

Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Relating to the faculty of apprehension.

Suspense :: Suspense (a.) The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury..

Misapprehension :: Misapprehension (n.) A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.

Dull :: Dull (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.

Alarm :: Alarm (n.) Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise..

Ready :: Ready (superl.) Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman..

Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated..

Conceit :: Conceit (n.) Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.

Preapprehension :: Preapprehension (n.) An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge.

Formidable :: Formidable (a.) Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming..

Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.

Lest :: Lest (a.) That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

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