GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
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| askew | out of line : at an angle |
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| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
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| consign | to give over to another's care |