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 |
|---|---|
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |