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
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
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esteemthe regard in which one is held
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration