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
overseesurvey
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
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fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
demurto take exception : object