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 |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| contrive | devise |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| tyranny | oppressive power |