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 |
|---|---|
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |