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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |