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 |
|---|---|
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| irate | roused to ire |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| demise | death |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |