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 |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| diadem | crown |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |