GRE Word List
DISTANT
separated in space : away
The meaning of the word distant is separated in space : away.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |