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 |
|---|---|
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |