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 |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| irate | roused to ire |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |