GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.

Random words

WordMeaning
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
dementedmad
copiousyielding something abundantly
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent