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
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
concatenatelinked together
nourishnurture
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
immaculatespotlessly clean
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
conventionalformed by agreement or compact