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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martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
saline | consisting of or containing salt |
converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
savant | a person of learning |
marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
peerless | matchless |
definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |