GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.

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WordMeaning
rallyto muster for a common purpose
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
dripto let fall in drops
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable