GRE Word List
UNACCOUNTABLE
not to be accounted for : inexplicable
The meaning of the word unaccountable is not to be accounted for : inexplicable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |