GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| raiment | clothing |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |