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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |