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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| forebears | ancestor |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |