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 |
|---|---|
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |