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
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
agapewide open : gaping
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
opulencewealth