GRE Word List
DISCRIMINATING
making a distinction : distinguishing
The meaning of the word discriminating is making a distinction : distinguishing.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |