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 |
|---|---|
| mystic | mystical |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |