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
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
compriseto be made up of
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
transcribeto make a written copy of
celerityrapidity of motion or action
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
inundateoverwhelm
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof