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 |
|---|---|
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |