GRE Word List
ABSTRACT
disassociated from any specific instance
The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| forte | one's strong point |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |