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 |
|---|---|
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |