GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| sledge | sledgehammer |