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 |
|---|---|
| aptitude | inclination |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| pugilist | fighter |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |