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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| waif | a stray person or animal |
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| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |