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 |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |