GRE Word List
DISCERNING
mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive
The meaning of the word discerning is mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| environ | enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city) |
| ooze | (of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| ratiocination | reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically |
| respiration | breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory |
| elated | filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation |
| equivocate | use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation |
| underlying | lying below; fundamental |
