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 |
|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |