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
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
culverta transverse drain
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
dallyto act playfully
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
capsizeto cause to overturn
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma