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 |
|---|---|
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| faculty | ability |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |