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 |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |