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 |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| concentric | having a common center |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |