GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| politic | political |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |