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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |