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 |
|---|---|
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| solicitor | one that solicits |