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 |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| slew | a large number |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |