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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| application | an act of applying: |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |