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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WordMeaning
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
propsomething that props or sustains : support
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
retortto pay or hurl back : return
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance