Both Uses of
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- They were still too far away to see the camp, but he could hear a blend of indistinct voices.
p. 196..7 *indistinct = not clear or easily identifiablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indistinct means not and reverses the meaning of distinct. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- As they got closer he occasionally could hear Mr. Sir's distinctive bark.
p. 196..8distinctive = clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate -- sometimes to indicate a difference that is excellent
Definition:
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(distinct) clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate