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 |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |