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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WordMeaning
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
treadto step or walk on or over
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
monotonytedious sameness
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head