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 |
|---|---|
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
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| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |