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 |
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serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
brawn | the flesh of a boar |
estimable | capable of being estimated |
viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
rarefied | being less dense |