GRE Word List

ABSTRACT

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The meaning of the word abstract is disassociated from any specific instance.

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WordMeaning
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
resignrelegate
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag