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 |
|---|---|
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |