GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
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|---|---|
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| demur | to take exception : object |
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| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
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| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |