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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |