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
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
pulmonaryof, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
faunaanimal life
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor