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.

Random words

WordMeaning
boostto push or shove up from below
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
flukeflatfish
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing