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
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
pummelpound
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism