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

WordMeaning
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
amendto put right
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
scenarioan outline or synopsis of a play
generateto bring into existence: such as
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
ephemerallasting a very short time
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work