GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

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

Random words

WordMeaning
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
yoretime past and especially long past
recessthe action of receding : recession
peerlessmatchless
nubileof marriageable condition or age
havocwide and general destruction : devastation