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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |