GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| brawny | muscular |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |