GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |