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 |
|---|---|
| shambles | a meat market |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |