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 |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| mendicant | beggar |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| paradigm | example |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |