GRE Word List

DISCRIMINATING

making a distinction : distinguishing

The meaning of the word discriminating is making a distinction : distinguishing.

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masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
irksometending to irk : tedious
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
affectedartificial; pretended