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 |
|---|---|
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |