GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |