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 |
|---|---|
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| demented | mad |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
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