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 |
|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| dingy | dirty |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |