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 |
|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| heed | to pay attention |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |