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 |
|---|---|
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| stench | stink |