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

WordMeaning
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
dodderingfeeble
sustainto give support or relief to
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
rankrelative standing or position
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
clientelea body of clients
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices