GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| gnome | maxim |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |