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 |
|---|---|
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |