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 |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |