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 |
|---|---|
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |