GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| antecede | precede |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |