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 |
|---|---|
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| exegesis | exposition |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |