GRE Word List
ABSTRUSE
difficult to comprehend : recondite
The meaning of the word abstruse is difficult to comprehend : recondite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |