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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WordMeaning
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
rescindto take away : remove
hovelan open shed or shelter
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
ployescapade
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep