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
traverseto go or travel across or over
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
laudpraise
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection