GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| congenial | pleasant |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| mischance | bad luck |
| blush | outward appearance : view |