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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ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
decipherdecode
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
capacitylegal competency (see competence
consortassociate
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange