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 |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |