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 |
|---|---|
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |