GRE Word List
DISCRIMINATING
making a distinction : distinguishing
The meaning of the word discriminating is making a distinction : distinguishing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |