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 |
|---|---|
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |