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 |
|---|---|
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| spate | freshet |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |