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 |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| demure | reserved |