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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intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
tyranny | oppressive power |
exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |