GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |