GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| enduring | lasting |