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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WordMeaning
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
meteto give out by measure : dole out
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads