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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |