GRE words about doubt and belief vocabulary
A collection of GRE vocabulary words focusing on concepts of doubt and belief, essential for advanced understanding and usage in academic and professional contexts.
Quiz(24 questions)
1. What does 'conviction' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(24)
Words Indicating Doubt(12)
doubt
a feeling of uncertainty
skeptical
having doubts or reservations
ambivalent
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas
uncertain
not able to be relied on; not known for sure
disbelieve
to refuse to accept as true
questionable
doubtful or suspect
suspicious
having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
dubious
hesitating or doubting
waiver
the voluntary relinquishment of a known right
misgiving
a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome
cynical
believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest
indeterminate
not precisely fixed in extent; vague
Words Expressing Belief(12)
conviction
a firmly held belief or opinion
faith
complete trust or confidence in something
trust
firm belief in the reliability or truth of someone or something
assurance
a positive declaration intended to give confidence
certainty
the quality of being reliably true
credence
belief in or acceptance of something as true
belief
an acceptance that something exists or is true
confidence
the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something
reliance
dependence on someone or something
convince
to cause someone to believe firmly in the truth of something
persuade
to cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument
affirmation
the action or process of stating something as a fact
Questions in this Study Set(24)
1. What does 'conviction' mean?
2. What does 'doubt' mean?
3. Which word means 'complete trust or confidence in something'?
4. Which word means 'having doubts or reservations'?
5. What does 'trust' mean?
6. What does 'ambivalent' mean?
7. Which word means 'a positive declaration intended to give confidence'?
8. Which word means 'not able to be relied on; not known for sure'?
9. What does 'certainty' mean?
10. What does 'disbelieve' mean?
11. Which word means 'belief in or acceptance of something as true'?
12. Which word means 'doubtful or suspect'?
13. What does 'belief' mean?
14. What does 'suspicious' mean?
15. Which word means 'the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something'?
16. Which word means 'hesitating or doubting'?
17. What does 'reliance' mean?
18. What does 'waiver' mean?
19. Which word means 'to cause someone to believe firmly in the truth of something'?
20. Which word means 'a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome'?
21. What does 'persuade' mean?
22. What does 'cynical' mean?
23. Which word means 'the action or process of stating something as a fact'?
24. Which word means 'not precisely fixed in extent; vague'?
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