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 |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |