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
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant