GRE Word List
DETACHED
standing by itself : separate
The meaning of the word detached is standing by itself : separate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |