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
franchisethe right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
underlyinglying beneath or below
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body