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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taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
pedagogueteacher
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
funerealof or relating to a funeral
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
forlornbereft
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate