GRE Word List

ABSTRUSE

difficult to comprehend : recondite

The meaning of the word abstruse is difficult to comprehend : recondite.

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WordMeaning
thralla state of servitude or submission
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state
guilelessinnocent
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
besiegeto surround with armed forces