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
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means