GRE Word List
INSCRUTABLE
not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
The meaning of the word inscrutable is not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious.
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disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
sustain | to give support or relief to |
drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
rag | a waste piece of cloth |
creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
procurement | the act or process of procuring |
expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |