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

WordMeaning
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
approbationcommendation
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
unkemptnot combed
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice