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 |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |