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 |
|---|---|
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |