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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WordMeaning
betrayto lead astray
comatoseof, resembling, or affected with coma
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
ventto provide with a vent
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
demurto take exception : object
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase