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 |
|---|---|
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| demure | reserved |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| douse | to plunge into water |