GRE Word List
DISCRETE
constituting a separate entity : individually distinct
The meaning of the word discrete is constituting a separate entity : individually distinct.
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baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
soar | to fly aloft or about |
embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
prosperous | auspicious |
smother | to kill by depriving of air |
circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |