GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

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

Random words

WordMeaning
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
overwroughtextremely excited : agitated
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort