GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |