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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| bliss | complete happiness |