GRE Word List
MERIT
a praiseworthy quality : virtue
The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| ramification | branch |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |