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 |
|---|---|
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |