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 |
|---|---|
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| opus | work |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |