GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| portly | dignified |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |