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 |
|---|---|
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |