GRE Word List
DISCRIMINATE
to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
The meaning of the word discriminate is to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |