GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cataclysm | flood |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| oligarchy | government by the few |