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 |
|---|---|
| effete | no longer fertile |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| appease | pacify |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |