GRE Word List
DETACHED
emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment
The meaning of the word detached is emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinecure | well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| amend | correct; change ; generally for the better |
| inextricable | from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
| hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
| benison | blessing |
| supple | flexible; limber; pliant |
| jumble | mix in a confused way |
| lookout | act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch |
| mash | crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl |
