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 |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| rift | fissure |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |