GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |