GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |