GRE Word List
CONFIDENCE
a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
The meaning of the word confidence is a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
