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.

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incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
plaitpleat
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veritythe quality or state of being true or real
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
notableworthy of note : remarkable
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
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libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity