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 |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| encompass | include |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| foppish | foolish |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |