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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WordMeaning
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
fructifyto bear fruit
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly