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 |
|---|---|
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |