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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seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
commemorateto call to remembrance
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
grillto broil on a grill
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating