GRE Word List
ALOOF
removed or distant either physically or emotionally
The meaning of the word aloof is removed or distant either physically or emotionally.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| demented | mad |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| delusive | likely to delude |