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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WordMeaning
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
brevityshortness of duration
fallibleliable to be erroneous
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
kismetfate
monotonytedious sameness
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people