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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| consort | associate |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |