GRE Word List

CREDO

a guiding belief or principle : creed

The meaning of the word credo is a guiding belief or principle : creed.

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distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
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acmethe highest point or stage
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stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
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