GRE Word List
ABSTRUSE
difficult to comprehend : recondite
The meaning of the word abstruse is difficult to comprehend : recondite.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| aloft | at or to a great height |