GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |