GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |