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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WordMeaning
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
haggardnot tamed
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
ripto tear or split apart or open
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
antipathya strong feeling of dislike