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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| progeny | descendants |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |