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 |
|---|---|
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |