GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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WordMeaning
insensatelacking sense or understanding
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
pilfersteal
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
severto put or keep apart : divide
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
indefatigableincapable of being fatigued : untiring
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser