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 |
|---|---|
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |