GRE Word List
ABSTRACT
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The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |