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 |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |