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 |
|---|---|
| hortatory | hortative |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |