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 |
|---|---|
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| trample | tramp |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |