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 |
|---|---|
| trance | stupor |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |