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
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
pliantpliable
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence