GRE Word List

ABSTRUSE

difficult to comprehend : recondite

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

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WordMeaning
disputatiousinclined to dispute
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
facultyability
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
stringenttight