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 |
|---|---|
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |