GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |