GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |