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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WordMeaning
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
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equityjustice according to natural law or right
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
ponderousof very great weight
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empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke