GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |