GRE Word List
ABRASIVE
rubbing away; tending to grind down
The meaning of the word abrasive is rubbing away; tending to grind down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| flicker | burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement |
| concur | agree; coincide; happen at the same time |
| condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
| abridge | condense or shorten |
| palliate | ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness) |
| humility | humbleness of spirit |
| mote | small speck (esp. of dust) |
| bearing | deportment; connection |
