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 |
|---|---|
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |