GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |