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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |