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
verdantgreen in tint or color
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
breadthdistance from side to side : width
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures