GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.

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WordMeaning
gradationa series forming successive stages
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
irateroused to ire
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
filthfoul or putrid matter
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff