GRE Word List
DISTANT
separated in space : away
The meaning of the word distant is separated in space : away.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
