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 |
|---|---|
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |