aloof

Day 12Level 3

uh-LOOF

reserved

reserved, indifferent

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

reticent, detached, secluded

Antonyms:

friendly, sociable

Example Sentence:

The ruling party always stood aloof from its alliances.

Related Words

active

AJ-uhl

active; quick-moving

hostility

an-TAG-uh-niz-uhm

hostility; strong opposition

traitor

uh-PAHS-tayt

one who abandons a long-held religious or political path; traitor

to attack

uh-SAYL

to attack violently, especially with arguments

drunken

bak-uh-NEYL-yuh

involving large amounts of alcohol ; pertaining to revelry

dullness

buh-NAL-i-tee

ordinariness; dullness