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
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
bulkmagnitude
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)