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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WordMeaning
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
modishfashionable
unassumingnot assuming : modest
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means