GRE Word List
UNACCOUNTABLE
unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious
The meaning of the word unaccountable is unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| asylum | place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political) |
| formidable | menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question |
| postmortem | autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem |
| kaleidoscope | tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful |
| sluggish | lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell |
| polemical | aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions) |
| ineffable | unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy |
| extol | praise very highly; glorify |
| placebo | harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill |
| sidetrack | switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track |