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 |
|---|---|
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |