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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| quarry | game |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |