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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |