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 |
|---|---|
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| concordat | compact |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |