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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| whimsy | whim |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |