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
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
concentrichaving a common center
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
antithesisthe direct opposite
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin