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 |
|---|---|
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| mendicant | beggar |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |