GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| ebullient | boiling |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| onus | burden |