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 |
|---|---|
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| recast | to cast again |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |