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 |
|---|---|
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| 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) |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |