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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WordMeaning
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
supersedeto cause to be set aside
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
quarrygame
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
tundraa 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
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil