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 |
|---|---|
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |