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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| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
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| emanate | to come out from a source |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |