GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

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

Random words

WordMeaning
quotidianoccurring every day
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
calligraphyartistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble