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
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
docileeasily taught
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
invoketo petition for help or support
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
violatebreak
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense