GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.

Random words

WordMeaning
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
shoveto push along
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth