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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |