GRE Word List
DISCRIMINATING
making a distinction : distinguishing
The meaning of the word discriminating is making a distinction : distinguishing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| 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 |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |