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 |
|---|---|
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| pummel | pound |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |