GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| potentate | ruler |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| hardy | bold |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |