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
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
abbreviateto make briefer
dissentto withhold assent or approval
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
acclaimapplaud
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound