GRE Word List
INCREDULOUS
withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
The meaning of the word incredulous is withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
| fledgling | inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person |
| devout | pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope |
| brawl | noisy quarrel |
| ramshackle | (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart |
| thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
| plasticity | ability to be molded; ADJ. plastic: capable of being shaped or molded; Ex. plastic material such as clay |
| witless | lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic |
| accost | approach and speak first to a person |
| degenerate | become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person |
