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
lugubriousmournful
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
donto put on (an article of clothing)
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
unearthlynot earthly: such as
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing