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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |