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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WordMeaning
concordatcompact
belaborto attack verbally
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
drivelnonsense
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action