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
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
tippleto drink liquor especially by habit or to excess
peerlessmatchless
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
gistessence; main point; substance
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed