GRE Word List
CONVICTION
judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
The meaning of the word conviction is judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illusive | deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive |
| cache | hiding place; V. |
| horde | crowd; swarm |
| ram | male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
| acidulous | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
| seedy | run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel |
| suppliant | entreating; beseeching; N. |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic |
| subside | sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate |
| upshot | outcome; final result |
