GRE Word List
ABSTRACT
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The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| schism | division |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |