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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Word | Meaning |
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generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |