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 |
|---|---|
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| heed | to pay attention |
| sleek | slick |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |