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 |
|---|---|
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |