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 |
|---|---|
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |