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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| kismet | fate |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |