GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

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

Random words

WordMeaning
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
circleta little circle
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded