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
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sybaritevoluptuary
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
submergeto put under water
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual