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
hovelan open shed or shelter
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
spatefreshet
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
hauntto visit often : frequent
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end