GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| postulate | demand |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| influx | a coming in |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |