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 |
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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |