GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.

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WordMeaning
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
exposurethe fact or condition of being exposed: such as
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
ripto tear or split apart or open
allureto entice by charm or attraction
recitala detailed account : enumeration
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers