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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |