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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| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
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| amend | to put right |
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| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |