GRE Word List
ABSTRUSE
difficult to comprehend : recondite
The meaning of the word abstruse is difficult to comprehend : recondite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| reverberate | reflect |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |