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 |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| wreak | bring about |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |