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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| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
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| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
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| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
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| machinations | an act of machinating |
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