GRE Word List
DISCERNING
showing insight and understanding : discriminating
The meaning of the word discerning is showing insight and understanding : discriminating.
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|---|---|
| purse | a small bag for money |
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| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
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| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
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| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
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