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 |
|---|---|
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| hubbub | noise |