GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| commune | talk over |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |