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 |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |