GRE Word List

CREDENTIAL

warranting credit or confidence

The meaning of the word credential is warranting credit or confidence.

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factotuma person having many diverse activities or responsibilities
composurea calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
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extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
inertlacking the power to move
matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent