GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |