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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WordMeaning
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
riftfissure
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)