GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

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

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WordMeaning
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
asepticpreventing infection
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
atypicalnot typical : irregular