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 |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |