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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |