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
bouillona clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
broachbrooch
flaila 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
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad