GRE Word List

ABSTRUSE

difficult to comprehend : recondite

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

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WordMeaning
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
raptlifted up and carried away
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
cavalcadea procession (see procession
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
quenchput out
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous