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
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
asunderinto parts
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
boona timely benefit : blessing
overseesurvey
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily