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 |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| feint | something feigned |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |