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
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
sparseof few and scattered elements
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
diluteattenuate
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil