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 |
|---|---|
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| dys- | abnormal |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |