GRE Word List
DIFFIDENCE
shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident
The meaning of the word diffidence is shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relegate | put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children's room; Ex. relegated to the second division |
| coiffure | hairstyle |
| swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
| opportune | timely; well-chosen |
| troth | pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth |
| blues | state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| dormer | window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
| awry | distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry. |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
