GRE Word List
ALOFT
at or to a great height
The meaning of the word aloft is at or to a great height.
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| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| circlet | a little circle |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |