GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| putrefy | to make putrid |