GRE Word List
ABRASIVE
causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
The meaning of the word abrasive is causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| addle | rotten |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |