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
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
bigota person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
dawdleto spend time idly
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
dripto let fall in drops
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
copiousyielding something abundantly
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible