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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gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
contagion | a contagious disease |
abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
bacchanal | orgy |