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 |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| peerless | matchless |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |