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 |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| wont | accustomed |
| acclaim | applaud |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |