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
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
submergeto put under water
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
invalidateto make invalid
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border