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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WordMeaning
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
censurea judgment involving condemnation
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric