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 |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| nib | bill |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |