GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.

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WordMeaning
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
constraintthe act of constraining
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
lumberto move ponderously