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 |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| kismet | fate |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |