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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |