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
brevityshortness of duration
witherto become dry and sapless
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
dieto pass from physical life : expire
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
riftfissure
sanguinarybloodthirsty
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative