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 |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |