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 |
|---|---|
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |