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 |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |