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 |
|---|---|
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |