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 |
|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |