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
rivuleta small stream
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
balma balsamic (see balsamic
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
supinelying on the back or with the face upward