GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| environ | encircle |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |