GRE Word List
DIFFIDENCE
the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
The meaning of the word diffidence is the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |