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 |
|---|---|
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| privy | private |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |