GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leery | suspicious |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| giddy | dizzy |
| bulk | magnitude |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |