GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| cipher | zero |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |