GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

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

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WordMeaning
pursea small bag for money
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate