GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |