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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| demur | to take exception : object |