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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jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
schismdivision
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
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lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
rustleto make or cause a rustle
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot