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 |
|---|---|
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |