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
lagone that lags or is last
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)