Both Uses
distinct
in
Insurgent, by Veronica Roth
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- They also have the same strong jaw, distinct chin, spare upper lip, stick-out ears.†
Chpt 8 *distinct = clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate
- "Are you all right?" she says, her voice high and indistinct.†
Chpt 19indistinct = 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.
Definitions:
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(1)
(distinct) clear, easily noticed, and/or identifiable as different or separate
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)