GRE Word List
ABSTRUSE
difficult to comprehend : recondite
The meaning of the word abstruse is difficult to comprehend : recondite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |