GRE Word List
CRITERIA
standards used in judging; CF. criterion
The meaning of the word criteria is standards used in judging; CF. criterion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inimical | (of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy |
| regatta | boat or yacht race |
| desecrate | profane; violate the sanctity of |
| cleft | N: split |
| elicit | draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone) |
| chide | scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong) |
| magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
| dilemma | situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
| euphoria | feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric |
| fanaticism | excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic |
