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 |
|---|---|
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |