GRE Word List

ABSTRUSE

difficult to comprehend : recondite

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

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WordMeaning
askewout of line : at an angle
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
wreakbring about
piquantengagingly provocative