GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |