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 |
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| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |