GRE Word List
SELECTIVE
of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
The meaning of the word selective is of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |