GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| charlatan | quack |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |