GRE Word List
CREDENTIAL
warranting credit or confidence
The meaning of the word credential is warranting credit or confidence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
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| approbation | commendation |
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