GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |