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 |
|---|---|
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| aver | to declare positively |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
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