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 |
|---|---|
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| apprehend | arrest |
| dissension | disagreement |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |