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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WordMeaning
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation