GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |