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
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
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primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
aptitudeinclination
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
remissionthe act or process of remitting
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function