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
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
cullto select from a group : choose
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
cavalcadea procession (see procession
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
requiteto make return for : repay
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted