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
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
funerealof or relating to a funeral
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit