GRE Word List
ABSTRACT
disassociated from any specific instance
The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |