GRE Word List
CONVICTION
the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
The meaning of the word conviction is the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |