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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |