GRE Word List

MERIT

a praiseworthy quality : virtue

The meaning of the word merit is a praiseworthy quality : virtue.

Random words

WordMeaning
prosperousauspicious
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
grumbleto mutter in discontent
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class