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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| trance | stupor |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |