GRE Word List
CREDENTIAL
evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court.
The meaning of the word credential is evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stench | strong foul odor; reek; stink |
| pellucid | transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| docile | obedient; easily managed; submissive |
| cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness |
| paranoia | psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac |
| outcast | one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ. |
| recital | act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer) |
| compound | combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex |
| declivity | downward slope |
