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

WordMeaning
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
constituenta member of a constituency
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed