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 |
|---|---|
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| ensconce | shelter |