GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |