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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |