GRE Word List
TOUCHSTONE
a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
The meaning of the word touchstone is a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| ramification | branch |