GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skimp | skimpy |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |