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 |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| convention | agreement |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |