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
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
supplicantone who supplicates
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)