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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WordMeaning
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
depredationto lay waste : plunder
vertexthe top of the head
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity