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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WordMeaning
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
aloftat or to a great height
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
banea source of harm or ruin : curse