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 |
|---|---|
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |