GRE Word List
DISTINCT
distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
The meaning of the word distinct is distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |