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 |
|---|---|
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |