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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WordMeaning
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
snipa small piece that is snipped off
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
receptiveable or inclined to receive
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peddleto travel about with wares for sale
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground