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
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
trickleto issue or fall in drops
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
apiaristbeekeeper
progenydescendants
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as