GRE Word List
INEXTRICABLE
forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
The meaning of the word inextricable is forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free.
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foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
defalcate | deduct |
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 |
trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |