GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| puerile | juvenile |