GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| biting | having the power to bite |