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 |
|---|---|
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |