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 |
|---|---|
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| ebullient | boiling |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |