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
overweeningarrogant
ruffiana brutal person : bully
nibbill
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries