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 |
|---|---|
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| endue | provide |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |