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 |
|---|---|
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| dys- | abnormal |