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
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
sophistphilosopher
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
pathologicalof or relating to pathology