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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |