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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| 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 |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |