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 |
|---|---|
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |