GRE Word List
DISCERNING
showing insight and understanding : discriminating
The meaning of the word discerning is showing insight and understanding : discriminating.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |