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 |
|---|---|
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |