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 |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |