GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veer | to change direction or course |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| scion | descendant |
| pugilist | fighter |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
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