GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |