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
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
understateto represent as less than is the case
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
quicksilvermercury
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval