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 |
|---|---|
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| sophist | philosopher |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |