GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.

Random words

WordMeaning
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
buoyanthaving buoyancy
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
pliantpliable
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for