GRE Word List
UNRAVEL
to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
The meaning of the word unravel is to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| disquietude | anxiety |