GRE Word List
CRITERIA
a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
The meaning of the word criteria is a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| doddering | feeble |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |