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 |
|---|---|
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| boor | peasant |
| concordat | compact |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
