GRE Word List
VIRTUE
conformity to a standard of right : morality
The meaning of the word virtue is conformity to a standard of right : morality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |