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
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
bivouaca usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
disputatiousinclined to dispute
statutoryof or relating to statutes
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression