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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array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
inert | lacking the power to move |
sequester | to set apart : segregate |
doze | to sleep lightly |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
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