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 |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |