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 |
|---|---|
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |