GRE Word List
DISTINCTIVE
marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
The meaning of the word distinctive is marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| abnegation | denial |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |