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 |
|---|---|
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| opulence | wealth |
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| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |