GRE Word List
DISTINCT
clearly different; clearly noticed
The meaning of the word distinct is clearly different; clearly noticed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| ludicrous | laughable; ridiculous; trifling |
| bestow | confer |
| erotic | pertaining to passionate love or sexual love |
| depreciate | lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
| grill | question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars |
| ellipsis | omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses |
| insalubrious | unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place |
| threadbare | worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses |
| discrepancy | lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions |