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
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
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controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
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