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 |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |