GRE Word List
CREDULITY
belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete; ADJ. credulous
The meaning of the word credulity is belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete; ADJ. credulous.
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| meter | arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm) |
| snivel | complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle; Ex. Don't come back sniveling to me. |
| tirade | long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation |
| hothead | person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded |
| amity | friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations |
| sensuous | giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin |
| phoenix | symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes |
| inconsistency | state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible |
| corpuscle | red or white cell in the blood |
| brittle | hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation |
