GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| hubbub | noise |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |