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
transcribeto make a written copy of
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
obsessivetending to cause obsession
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove