GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |