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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |