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 |
|---|---|
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| debut | a first appearance |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |