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
decreean order usually having the force of law
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
tribunala court or forum of justice
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
replenishto fill or build up again
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
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