GRE Word List
CREDENTIAL
warranting credit or confidence
The meaning of the word credential is warranting credit or confidence.
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| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
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| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
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