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
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
breadthdistance from side to side : width
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
alludeto make indirect reference
categoricalabsolute
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
flagrantconspicuously offensive
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia