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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |