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 |
|---|---|
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| encompass | include |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| laud | praise |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |