GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |