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
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
trancestupor
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining