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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| fluke | flatfish |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |