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 |
|---|---|
| contrive | devise |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |