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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |