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 |
|---|---|
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |