GRE Word List
DISTANT
separated in space : away
The meaning of the word distant is separated in space : away.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| brook | creek |