GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| distend | extend |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| schism | division |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |