GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |