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 |
|---|---|
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| cohorts | companion |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |