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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Word | Meaning |
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monotony | tedious sameness |
reprise | a musical repetition: |
confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
bookish | of or relating to books |
prowess | distinguished bravery |
paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
contagion | a contagious disease |