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 |
|---|---|
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |