GRE Word List

DETACHED

standing by itself : separate

The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.

Random words

WordMeaning
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
onusburden
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors