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 |
|---|---|
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |