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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |