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 |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |