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 |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |