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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|---|---|
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| impinge | encroach |
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| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
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| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |