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 |
|---|---|
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| guileless | innocent |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |