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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| sublimate | sublime |