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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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion