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 |
|---|---|
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |