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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masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
appeasepacify
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
communetalk over
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
resurgeto undergo a resurgence