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.
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whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
condign | deserved |
groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |