GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |