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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| natal | native |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| pungent | sharply painful |