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 |
|---|---|
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| polity | political organization |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |