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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WordMeaning
hazarda source of danger
impenitentnot penitent
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
decreean order usually having the force of law
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use