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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |