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 |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |