GRE Word List
DISTINCTION
honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
The meaning of the word distinction is honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not applicable; unrelated |
| repel | drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion |
| adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
| plume | feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: ΉφΌΈ ±ΈΈ§ |
| canter | slow gallop; V. CF. trot |
| toxic | poisonous; N. toxicity |
| analogy | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |
| prelate | church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop) |
| expertise | specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill |
| cognitive | having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing |
