GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

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

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dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
besiegeto surround with armed forces
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent