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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| ram | a male sheep |