GRE Word List
MERIT
deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
The meaning of the word merit is deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carnal | fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body |
| bust | piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster |
| shyster | lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner |
| agnostic | one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality |
| psychosomatic | of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease) |
| tautological | needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true |
| jaundice | medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant |
| quandary | dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go. |
| corpus | collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse |
