GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |