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 |
|---|---|
| leave-taking | departure |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |