GRE Word List
CREDENCE
mental acceptance as true or real
The meaning of the word credence is mental acceptance as true or real.
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| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
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| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| sublimate | sublime |
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| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
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| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |