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 |
|---|---|
| calorific | caloric |
| gnome | maxim |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |