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 |
|---|---|
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |