GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |