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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |