GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |