GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feint | something feigned |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |