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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defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
savant | a person of learning |
factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |