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
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
invalidateto make invalid
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
desperatehaving lost hope
estimablecapable of being estimated