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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| collected | gathered together |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |