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 |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |