GRE Word List
DISCERNIBLE
able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
The meaning of the word discernible is able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned.
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| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
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