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
blueslow spirits : melancholy
intermediarymediator
denizeninhabitant
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
misogamya hatred of marriage
junkettrip
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
tribunala court or forum of justice