GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |