GRE Word List
ABSTRUSE
difficult to comprehend : recondite
The meaning of the word abstruse is difficult to comprehend : recondite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |