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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WordMeaning
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner