GRE Word List
DISTINCTION
the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
The meaning of the word distinction is the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| boor | peasant |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |