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 |
|---|---|
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |