GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.

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WordMeaning
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
hovelan open shed or shelter
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
lucremonetary gain : profit
bigota person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate