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 |
|---|---|
| deify | to make a god of |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
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| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
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| rescind | to take away : remove |