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 |
|---|---|
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| invalid | not valid: |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
