GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

disassociated from any specific instance

The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.

Random words

WordMeaning
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
wrenchto move with a violent twist
dignitaryone who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
buffeta blow especially with the hand
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper