GRE Word List

DETACHED

standing by itself : separate

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

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WordMeaning
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
bestowto put to use : apply
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
founderone that founds or establishes
funerealof or relating to a funeral
amendto put right