GRE Word List
DISCRIMINATING
making a distinction : distinguishing
The meaning of the word discriminating is making a distinction : distinguishing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| garner | to gather into storage |