GRE Word List

ABSTRUSE

difficult to comprehend : recondite

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

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WordMeaning
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
predetermineforeordain
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state