GRE Word List
DISCRETE
constituting a separate entity : individually distinct
The meaning of the word discrete is constituting a separate entity : individually distinct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |