GRE Word List
LABYRINTH
a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
The meaning of the word labyrinth is a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys.
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pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
uninhibited | free from inhibition |
perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
desperate | having lost hope |
scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |