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 |
|---|---|
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| 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 |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| render | to melt down |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |