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 |
|---|---|
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |