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
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
detachedstanding by itself : separate
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to