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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| impuissance | weakness |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
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