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 |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |