GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |