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
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
entitybeing
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space