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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WordMeaning
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
drasticacting rapidly or violently
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body