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 |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |