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 |
|---|---|
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| sublimate | sublime |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |