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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itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
anthropologistthe science of human beings
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby