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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| prank | trick |