GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| commune | talk over |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |