GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| whittle | a large knife |
| fauna | animal life |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| overthrow | overturn |