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 |
|---|---|
| predetermine | foreordain |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |